HOPE SANDOVAL

We just allow anybody to listen to our music. All ages are allowed!

Interviews are difficult.

I think people don't give young women enough credit, really.

I had to beg to get out of my contract with Capitol. They wanted me to work with big producers. I wanted to produce my music, and they weren't having that. I'm sure they were happy to let me go. I just didn't want to do what they wanted me to do.

I like Beach House a lot.

I spend a lot of time in London and I miss California. Of course, when I'm in California I miss London.

I'm lucky, I'm very, very lucky. I work with some of the most amazing artists.

I turned so many people on to The Smiths before they got huge.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were really great. I saw them live in the '90s; they were really, really good. The music is great, and the musicians are amazing.

My family is still in Los Angeles. We listened to all sorts of music: Mexican music, oldies, soul, disco and rock & roll. I was surrounded by music.

The best live shows I've ever been to were Green on Red live shows. Amazing live band.

The biggest problem for people who get really, really nervous when they perform live is that you think everybody's looking at you.

I was born there and I grew up in East L.A., not Hollywood.

I was a big fan of the Rain Parade, Green on Red, X, the Rolling Stones.

When I go to a live show, I want to be moved. That's why you do it. And it's not very often that a band will move you live.

Music soothes you, especially when you write, sing or play an instrument. It really can be a cure for everything.

My sister loved country music. My mother loved Spanish music. And my dad was into big band music and jazz.

We're really lucky because we have a portable studio, which enables us to work wherever we like. There is some extra work involved in setting everything up, but you can find a lot of magic and inspiration in being free to go somewhere completely different.

Obviously nobody likes it when you walk offstage, including your band.

I love Morrissey!

I think Liv Tyler's a nice-looking girl. Seems sweet.

Performing live is difficult. But nobody's forcing us to do it.

I have my own studio that I sing in.

Martello towers are great places to work in.

I think one of the big mistakes people make is to have fame as one of their main goals. That is the biggest mistake when you're creating art.